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The Captain

2017 film directed by Robert Schwentke
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The Captain

Summary

The Captain is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,079 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Captain received the European Film Award for Best Sound Designer[3].
  • The Captain's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Captain was directed by Robert Schwentke[5].
  • Robert Schwentke wrote the screenplay for The Captain[6].
  • The Captain's composer is recorded as Martin Todsharow[7].
  • The Captain's genre is war film[8].
  • The Captain's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Max Hubacher[10].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Milan Peschel[11].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Frederick Lau[12].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Waldemar Kobus[13].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Alexander Fehling[14].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Samuel Finzi[15].
  • A cast member of The Captain was David Scheller[16].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Bernd Hölscher[17].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Britta Hammelstein[18].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Marko Dyrlich[19].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Eugénie Anselin[20].
  • A cast member of The Captain was Haymon Maria Buttinger[21].
  • The Captain was produced by Frieder Schlaich[22].
  • The Captain was produced by Irene von Alberti[23].
  • The Captain's director of photography is recorded as Florian Ballhaus[24].
  • The original language of The Captain was German[25].
  • The Captain's Commons category is recorded as Der Hauptmann[26].
  • The Captain was distributed by video on demand[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Frieder Schlaich[22] and Irene von Alberti[23]. The Captain was directed by Robert Schwentke[5]. Robert Schwentke wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Max Hubacher[10], Milan Peschel[11], Frederick Lau[12], Waldemar Kobus[13], Alexander Fehling[14], and Samuel Finzi[15].

Publication

Publication dates include 2017[28] and March 15, 2018[29]. The original language of The Captain was German[25]. Genres include war film[8] and drama film[9]. It was distributed by video on demand[27].

Subject and Themes

The Captain's main subject is Western Front[30].

Reception

The Captain received the European Film Award for Best Sound Designer[3]. Reviews include 83%[31] and 7.6/10[32].

Why It Matters

The Captain ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,079 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did The Captain receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Sound Designer[3].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Der Hauptmann | The Captain (2017)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8419]]: Der Hauptmann | The Captain (2017), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/233244000|Der Hauptmann | The Captain (2017) (#233244000)]] in [[:toolla"
  2. 20d ago · Schemathings · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 6763252
    Main subject → Western Front
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P921]]: [[Q216184]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788631476515"
  3. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 154186
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 154186, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269272|batch #269272]]"
  4. 5w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 1940s, 20th century
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2408]]: [[Q362]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787374355185"
  5. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2017-00-00T00:00:00Z, +2018-03-15T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Robert Schwentke
    Duration → {'amount': '+118'}
    Icaa rating → Not recommended for minors under 16
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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